We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy this month on MLK Day. Here's what to know
Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.
Jazz brings folks together in Pittsford to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
One local musician calls jazz the earth’s gift to the universe. Herb Smith said the American art form wouldn’t exist without the racial strife Black people endured. Wednesday night, Smith and others connected over that music in honor of Dr.
The 1958 Assassination Attempt That Left Martin Luther King Jr. a Single Sneeze Away From Death
Martin Luther King Jr. could be seen calmly sitting in the shoe section at Blumstein’s Department Store with a letter opener protruding from his chest and a blood stain blooming across his white shirt.
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? Everything to know about the federal holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the legacy of the American civil rights icon, is this month. Here's what you should know.
Local events to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
There are many events scheduled in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader is remembered each year with a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When is it this year?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1994, but has been observed by Americans since January 1986, when it was first officially celebrated, per the Observance Calendar from the Department of Defense Education Activity site.
When is MLK Day? Here are events in central Iowa celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In the coming weeks, central Iowa and the rest of the United States will celebrate and honor the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
Rock Hall celebrates life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr with live music, education and activities
The Rock Hall will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day of activities and live performances and free admission.
Today in Chicago History: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. moves to the city’s West Side
1966: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told reporters in Chicago that he was working on a three-phase plan to mobilize the city’s roughly 1 million Blacks. King selected a “typical ghetto apartment on the West Side” at 1550 S. Hamlin Ave. to serve as his base for the following year.
Event honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to be an inspiration to many Americans and to people around the world. He sought to build “the beloved community,” in which people of all races and creeds could live together in mutual harmony and respect.
NMU office to host week of service activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The week will include card-making for veterans, writing letters to state legislators, helping Feeding America and assembling winter care kits for Room at the Inn.
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at these events in Dallas-Fort Worth
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his civil rights legacy at these festivals, parades and performances in January.
MLK Day, Inauguration Day fall on the same day. Here's what's closed
For the first time in 28 years, Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day observances fall on the same day. This is the ...